query | A________ is great interest that is shown in someone or something, particularly by the general public.Attention is great interest that is shown in someone or something, particularly by the general public. The property has already attracted considerable attention from overseas buyers. The conference may help to focus attention on the economy. |
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word | attention |
full-definition | noun If you give someone or something your attention, you look at it, listen to it, or think about it carefully. You have my undivided attention. Later he turned his attention to the desperate state of housing in the province. ...young children with short attention spans. Attention is great interest that is shown in someone or something, particularly by the general public. The property has already attracted considerable attention from overseas buyers. The conference may help to focus attention on the economy. If someone or something is getting attention, they are being dealt with or cared for. Each year more than two million household injuries need medical attention. ...a demanding baby who seems to want attention 24 hours a day. You can refer to someone's efforts to help you, or the interest they show in you, as their attentions, especially if you dislike or disapprove of them. The singer had lately been subjected to the unwanted attentions of a stalker. The meeting was held away from the attentions of the media. If you bring something to someone's attention or draw their attention to it, you tell them about it or make them notice it. If we don't keep bringing this to the attention of the people, nothing will be done. We conclude by drawing attention to the issues around which the debate should focus. |
inflections | attentions |
cefr-level | A2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a2
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